What color is #164146?

#164146 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #164146?

The RGB value is 22, 65, 70: 22 red, 65 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #164146?

The complementary color is #461B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #164146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#164146 color

#164146 rgb(22, 65, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #164146 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 25.5% green and 27.5% blue (22, 65, 70).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 52% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#164146 color codes

HEX	`#164146`
RGB	`rgb(22, 65, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 25.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 52%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 69%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 7%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.93, -12.88, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.93, 14.88, 210.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.326, 4.393, 6.466)`
Decimal	`1458502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #164146, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #164146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#164146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #164146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #164146; }
.text { color: #164146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #164146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 65 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #164146, #162946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #164146?: #164146 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #164146?: The RGB value is 22, 65, 70: 22 red, 65 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #164146?: The complementary color is #461B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #164146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.